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Gurnee School District 56

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Gurnee School District 56 is located in north Illinois. Gurnee School District 56 has 13.75 square miles of land area and 0.25 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Gurnee School District 56 population is 18,744. Gurnee School District 56 median household income is $67,195 in 2010-2014. Gurnee School District 56 median house value is $223,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Gurnee School District 56 is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(384 out of 757, bottom 49%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Number of Schools:	4
Population	18,744 (2010-2014), rank #216
Population Growth	17.07% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,339.43/sq mi, rank #231
Median Household Income:	$67,195 at 2010-2014—0.48% increase since 2005-2009, rank #247
Median House Price:	$223,700 at 2010-2014—-8.28% increase since 2005-2009, rank #155
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	13.75 sq mi, rank #623
Water Area:	0.25 sq mi (1.78%), rank #433
State:	Illinois
County:	Lake County
City:	Gurnee, Waukegan, Park City, Wadsworth, Beach Park
Zip:	60031, 60087, 60083, 60085
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Gurnee School District 56 Map and Nearby Locations

3706 Florida Ave

Gurnee IL, 60031, Lake County

Phone: 847-336-0800

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,212	2,210	2,122	2,102	2,158	2,166	2,177
English Language Learner Students:	239	252	253	280	369	358	160
Total Teachers:	149.50	NA	150.45	153.51	150.09	150.60	130.80
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	3.50	4.43	4.00	4.00	3.50
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	10.00	10.09	9.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary:	149.50	NA	136.95	138.99	137.09	137.60	69.60
Secondary:	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	48.70
Ungraded:	NA	0.00	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	67.00	86.83	28.00	29.63	26.00	26.50	43.00
Instructional Aides:	NA	24.94	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	NA	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	5.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	9.00	NA	4.00	4.36	4.00	4.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	NA	2.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	3.00
School Administrators:	4.00	NA	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	NA	12.57	NA	NA	NA	NA	1.00
Student Support Services:	NA	NA	13.00	14.27	11.00	11.00	9.00
Other Support Services:	47.00	47.32	NA	NA	NA	NA	20.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.80	NA	14.10	13.69	14.38	14.38	16.64

Schools

Prairie Trail School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	13600 West Wadsworth Rd, Wadsworth IL 60083
River Trail School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	333 North Oplaine Rd, Gurnee IL 60031
Spaulding Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	2000 Belle Plaine Ave, Gurnee IL 60031
Viking School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4460 Old Grand Ave, Gurnee IL 60031

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.7%	75.7%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.9%	79.1%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.5%	79.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.4%	85.6%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.8%	86.7%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.7%	85.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.4%	85.2%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.9%	86.4%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	87.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.6%	87.7%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	55.3%	54.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.0%	62.0%
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.7%	65.1%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.4%	66.6%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.3%	70.7%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.0%	72.9%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.4%	71.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.3%	72.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	73.7%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.6%	74.7%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.8%	76.0%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.0%	58.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.7%	84.8%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	86.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	84.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.3%	85.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	85.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	87.7%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.1%	88.1%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	55.4%	60.2%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.0%	72.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	73.7%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	73.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.1%	73.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.1%	73.7%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.5%	74.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.8%	76.0%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58.8%	59.2%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.5%	66.5%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.3%	67.8%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.7%	71.4%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.6%	79.9%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	79.7%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	76.2%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.7%	76.8%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.5%	76.6%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.5%	79.4%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.6%	79.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76.0%	80.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	68.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.5%	71.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.0%	73.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.2%	78.6%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.8%	82.5%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.4%	81.3%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	82.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88.2%	83.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.9%	84.0%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.1%	83.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	47.7%	59.4%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.6%	60.4%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	60.9%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	62.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	68.5%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.6%	69.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	73.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	73.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.1%	74.7%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.4%	76.4%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.9%	77.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.9%	58.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	79.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.4%	81.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.9%	82.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.1%	82.4%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.5%	84.6%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.1%	83.9%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.1%	84.9%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	53.1%	59.6%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.6%	72.8%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.9%	73.4%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.9%	79.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88%	79.9%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.4%	81.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.8%	84.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.5%	81.7%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.7%	58.9%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.8%	76.0%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.4%	79.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.1%	80.4%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.7%	82.7%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.8%	84.4%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.6%	84.3%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.0%	84.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.4%	59.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	72%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.2%	73.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.8%	77.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.0%	77.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	89.5%	77.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.7%	78.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.9%	78.1%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.8%	58.5%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.7%	73.7%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	80.0%	74.4%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	86.9%	74.6%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	88.6%	80.9%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	85.4%	79.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	86.0%	79.2%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	87.0%	79.5%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	89.8%	82.4%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	90.3%	81.9%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	79.9%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	77.3%	79.0%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.4%	53.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.1%	54.4%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.7%	54.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.1%	78.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.8%	81.3%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.0%	80.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.9%	81.7%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.3%	83.7%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.1%	86.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.4%	85.0%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55.4%	58.9%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.5%	63.7%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.2%	67.1%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.2%	72.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	79.2%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.9%	81.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.2%	81.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.1%	83.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.5%	84.1%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.3%	85.0%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.4%	86.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.3%	59.8%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$30,635,000	$14,437		$30,678,000	$14,595		$28,666,000	$13,284
Federal:	$1,394,000	$657	4.6%	$1,369,000	$651	4.5%	$1,392,000	$645	4.9%
State:	$6,273,000	$2,956	20.5%	$6,334,000	$3,013	20.6%	$5,438,000	$2,520	19.0%
Local:	$22,968,000	$10,824	75.0%	$22,975,000	$10,930	74.9%	$21,836,000	$10,119	76.2%
Total Expenditures:	$42,639,000	$20,094		$28,145,000	$13,390		$26,955,000	$12,491
Total Current Expenditures:	$26,023,000	$12,263		$24,142,000	$11,485		$23,345,000	$10,818
Instructional Expenditures:	$14,283,000	$6,731	54.9%	$13,857,000	$6,592	57.4%	$13,253,000	$6,141	56.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,147,000	$1,012	8.3%	$2,238,000	$1,065	9.3%	$2,152,000	$997	9.2%
Administration:	$5,842,000	$2,753	22.4%	$4,446,000	$2,115	18.4%	$4,263,000	$1,975	18.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,751,000	$1,768	14.4%	$3,601,000	$1,713	14.9%	$3,677,000	$1,704	15.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$13,020,000	$6,136		$1,584,000	$754		$1,301,000	$603
Construction:	$12,483,000	$5,883		$1,545,000	$735		$831,000	$385
Total Other:	$73,000	$34		$65,000	$31		$102,000	$47
Interest on Debt:	$2,499,000	$1,178		$806,000	$383		$1,330,000	$616

Total Salary:	$14,210,000	$6,697		$13,995,000	$6,658		$13,778,000	$6,385
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,487,000	$4,471	66.8%	$9,179,000	$4,367	65.6%	$9,036,000	$4,187	65.6%
Other Salary:	$4,723,000	$2,226	33.2%	$4,816,000	$2,291	34.4%	$4,742,000	$2,197	34.4%
Total Benefit:	$7,462,000	$3,516		$7,012,000	$3,336		$6,669,000	$3,090
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,469,000	$2,106	59.9%	$4,161,000	$1,980	59.3%	$3,854,000	$1,786	57.8%
Other Benefit:	$2,993,000	$1,410	40.1%	$2,851,000	$1,356	40.7%	$2,815,000	$1,304	42.2%

* Gurnee School District 56 was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.